Ihubo 22
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Kulandela itshuni ethi, “Impalakazi yekuSeni.” Ihubo likaDavida.
1 Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, kungani usungidelile na?
Kungani ukhatshana kokungisindisa,
khatshana kwamazwi okububula kwami?
2 Oh Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyakhala emini,
kodwa kawuphenduli;
ebusuku, kangithulanga.
3 Kanti usesihlalweni sobukhosi uNguye oNgcwele
uyindumiso ka-Israyeli.
4 Obaba babeka ithemba labo Kuwe;
bona bathemba wena wabakhulula.
5 Bakhala kuwe bakhululwa;
bathemba kuwe kabaze badaniswa.
6 Kodwa ngiyimpethu nje kangisumuntu,
ngihozwa ngabantu njalo abanengi bangeyise.
7 Bonke abangibonayo bayangihleka;
bayangithethisa baze banyikinye amakhanda:
8 “Uthemba uThixo
lowo Thixo kamkhulule.
Kamsindise njengoba ethokoza ngaye.”
9 Kanti wena wangikhupha esiswini;
wangenza ngakuthemba kusukela ebeleni likamama.
10 Kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ngabekwa ezandleni Zakho;
kusukela esiswini sikamama ulokhu unguNkulunkulu wami.
11 Ungabi khatshana kwami,
ngoba uhlupho luseduze njalo
kakho ongangisiza.
12 Inkunzi ezinengi zingihanqile;
inkunzi ezilamandla zaseBhashani zingihonqolozele.
13 Izilwane ezibhongayo ezibamba zidabudabule
zingikhamisela imilomo yazo.
14 Ngiyathululeka njengamanzi,
njalo amathambo ami wonke akhumukile.
Inhliziyo yami isiphenduke yaba yingcino;
isincibilikile ngaphakathi kwami.
15 Amandla ami asetshile qhu ingathi ludengezi,
lolimi lwami luyanamathela elwangeni lwami;
uyangilalisa othulini lokufa.
16 Izinja sezingihanqile;
ixuku labantu ababi selingihonqolozele,
sebengigwaze izandla lezinyawo.
17 Ngingawabala wonke amathambo ami;
abantu bayanginyonkoloza bangiklolodele.
18 Behlukaniselana izembatho zami
njalo benze inkatho ngezigqoko zami.
19 Kodwa wena, Thixo, ungabi kude lami.
Ungamandla ami, woza masinyane uzongisiza.
20 Phephisa impilo yami enkembeni,
impilo yami eligugu emandleni azo izinja.
21 Ngilamulela emlonyeni wezilwane;
ngisindisa empondweni zezinyathi.
22 Ngizamemezela ibizo Lakho kubafowethu;
emphakathini ngizakudumisa.
23 Lina elimesabayo uThixo, mdumiseni!
Lani lina zizukulwane zikaJakhobe, mbabazeni!
Mhlonipheni, lina lonke zizukulwane zika-Israyeli!
24 Ngoba keyisanga loba adelele
ukuhlupheka kwalowo ohlukuluzwayo;
kamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe
kodwa walalela ukukhala kwakhe ecela ukusizwa.
25 Sivela kuwe isithathelo sokudumisa kwami emhlanganweni omkhulu;
ngizagcwalisa izifungo zami phambi kwalabo abakwesabayo.
26 Abayanga bazakudla basuthe
labo abamdingayo uThixo bazamdumisa
sengathi inhliziyo zenu zingaphila nini lanini!
27 Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba
izakhumbula iphendukele kuThixo,
njalo lezimuli zonke zezizwe
zizakhothama phansi phambi kwakhe,
28 ngoba umbuso ungokaThixo
njalo uyabusa phezu kwezizwe.
29 Zonke izinothi zomhlaba zizazitika ngokudla
njalo zikhonze;
bonke abangena othulini bazaguqa phambi Kwakhe
labo abangeke baziphilise.
30 Abesikhathi esizayo bazamkhonza;
izizukulwane zizakwaziswa ngoThixo.
31 Bazatshumayela ukulunga kwakhe,
ebantwini abangakazalwa
ngoba ukwenzile Yena.